Keri Lake

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Paranormal Poetry Romance

Keri Lake is an author specializing in gothic romance, known for her demon-wrangling stories, vengeful themes, and unexpected plot twists.
Her writing style is noted for its poetic and descriptive nature, often incorporating dark and atmospheric elements.
Lake's work in Nocticadia showcases her ability to blend romance with horror and academic settings, creating a unique reading experience.
She engages with her audience through a dedicated reading group, demonstrating her commitment to connecting with fans.
Lake's storytelling often features complex characters, forbidden relationships, and intricate world-building, establishing her as a notable figure in the gothic romance genre.

Books by Keri Lake

Nocticadia

by Keri Lake

A scholarship to a gothic island academy puts Lilia near a pathologist who can only feel her.

4.19

100k+

🕯️ Dark Academia 👻 Gothic Horror 🎓 Student Professor

Immersive

Nocticadia

A scholarship to a gothic island academy puts Lilia near a pathologist who can only feel her.

by Keri Lake 2023 682 pages

4.19

100k+ ratings

🕯️ Dark Academia 👻 Gothic Horror 🎓 Student Professor

The Isle of Sin and Shadows

by Keri Lake • 2021

On a haunted bayou island, a damaged woman becomes the target of a deadly cartel enforcer.

4.07

9k+

🥀 Southern Gothic 🏚️ Gothic Romance 🕯️ Cult Horror

The Isle of Sin and Shadows

On a haunted bayou island, a damaged woman becomes the target of a deadly cartel enforcer.

by Keri Lake 2021 523 pages

4.07

9k+ ratings

🥀 Southern Gothic 🏚️ Gothic Romance 🕯️ Cult Horror

Nocturnes & Nightmares

by Keri Lake • 2019

An assassin rents a room from the woman a serial killer wants dead.

3.89

2k+

🖤 Dark Romantic Suspense 👀 Protective Stalker 👩‍👦 Single Mother Heroine

Nocturnes & Nightmares

An assassin rents a room from the woman a serial killer wants dead.

by Keri Lake 2019

3.89

2k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romantic Suspense 👀 Protective Stalker 👩‍👦 Single Mother Heroine

Anathema

by Keri Lake

Sent to kill her, a cursed assassin watches his black flame choose her instead.

4.18

100k+

🖤 Gothic Romantasy 💫 Fated Mates 🕷️ Body Horror

Immersive

Anathema

Sent to kill her, a cursed assassin watches his black flame choose her instead.

by Keri Lake 2024 690 pages

4.18

100k+ ratings

🖤 Gothic Romantasy 💫 Fated Mates 🕷️ Body Horror

Eldritch

by Keri Lake

Marked by death and running out of fire, two lovers are stranded in a dying world.

4.10

44k+

🖤 Gothic Romance 💔 Traumatized Hero 💫 Fated Mates

Immersive

Eldritch

Marked by death and running out of fire, two lovers are stranded in a dying world.

by Keri Lake 2025 766 pages

4.10

44k+ ratings

🖤 Gothic Romance 💔 Traumatized Hero 💫 Fated Mates

Master of Salt & Bones

by Keri Lake

She takes a job at a cursed seaside castle and collides with its scarred, magnetic master.

3.90

40k+

🖤 Gothic Seaside ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🩹 Scarred Hero

Immersive

Master of Salt & Bones

She takes a job at a cursed seaside castle and collides with its scarred, magnetic master.

by Keri Lake 2020 552 pages

3.90

40k+ ratings

🖤 Gothic Seaside ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🩹 Scarred Hero

Nightshade

by Keri Lake

A lecturer falls into a dark realm where a scarred baron remembers loving her to death.

3.96

25k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🔄 Reincarnation Romance 💫 Fated Mates

Immersive

Nightshade

A lecturer falls into a dark realm where a scarred baron remembers loving her to death.

by Keri Lake 2021 676 pages

3.96

25k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🔄 Reincarnation Romance 💫 Fated Mates

Infernium

by Keri Lake

Pregnant by a demon, she crosses into purgatory, where his inner monster craves her soul.

3.89

9k+

🏰 Gothic Atmosphere 🖤 Demon Romance 💫 Fated Mates

Immersive

Infernium

Pregnant by a demon, she crosses into purgatory, where his inner monster craves her soul.

by Keri Lake 2022 686 pages

3.89

9k+ ratings

🏰 Gothic Atmosphere 🖤 Demon Romance 💫 Fated Mates

Phobia

by Keri Lake

Stolen by a secret society, a water-phobic girl is saved by the blade-wielding teacher she craves.

3.17

5k+

🕯️ Dark Academia 🔪 Serial Killer Romance 🎓 Student-Teacher Romance

Immersive

Phobia

Stolen by a secret society, a water-phobic girl is saved by the blade-wielding teacher she craves.

by Keri Lake 70 pages

3.17

5k+ ratings

🕯️ Dark Academia 🔪 Serial Killer Romance 🎓 Student-Teacher Romance

Requiem & Reverie

by Keri Lake • 2019

A widow's dark tenant awakens her desire as a serial killer closes in on her son.

4.01

1k+

🖤 Serial Killer Romance 🩸 Dark Antihero 🔗 Trauma Bonding

Requiem & Reverie

A widow's dark tenant awakens her desire as a serial killer closes in on her son.

by Keri Lake 2019

4.01

1k+ ratings

🖤 Serial Killer Romance 🩸 Dark Antihero 🔗 Trauma Bonding

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